Here’s my last Farm Progress Show interview for this year. I walked in to Jeremy Wilson, Crop IMS, in the new Ag Leader Technology building. Like me, he says the new building is a real showcase of all that Ag Leader has to offer. After wandering around Farm Progress Show he also agrees that there’s a lot more precision on … Read More
Walk Before You Run
Uses for precision ag vary from west to east coast, state to state and even from field to field. And farmers can oftentimes learn from growers in other regions, take pieces and parts from those experiences and implement it on their own operation to see what fits best. Today, we’re talking with Mike Houghtaling, owner/president of PC Ag Solutions in … Read More
Growing With Ag Leader Technology
During this year’s Farm Progress Show I visited with Wisconsin grain farmer Charlie Hammer (left). He likes to keep up with new technology and keeps in touch with Ag Leader Technology since he’s using their equipment. He’s been running precision farming applications for a while starting with yield monitors, moving into guided steering and now he’s adding Integra and ParaDyme … Read More
Using SMS Basic Software for Harvest Mapping and Analysis
Whether it is data from planting, fertilizing, spraying, harvest or guidance, SMS software from Ag Leader houses and organizes data for easy access. And this ability to gather and analyze data could come in handy this harvest season. Jessica Ahrens, Ag Leader Software Support Specialist, tells growers what kind of data SMS will gather. [wpaudio url=”http://precision.agwired.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2011/09/JessicaSMS1.mp3″ text=”Listen to Ahrens explain”] … Read More
Preparing for Harvest 2011
It’s that time of year again and growers are beginning to pull combines out of the shed to begin preparing for harvest. Making sure your yield monitor is ready should be a step in this important process as yield data is essential to precision agriculture; the data can be used to create variable rate prescriptions, identify spots where tiling may … Read More
Ag Leader Technology Developing New Territory
At the Farm Progress Show I met Hans Stiekema (not pictured) who has just recently joined Ag Leader Technology. Hans is the Regional Manager – EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). His job is to introduce and grow Ag Leader in this market by working with existing distributors and establishing new distributors in new areas. He’s also going to be working … Read More
Side-by-side Comparison of Precision Ag Tools
To round out our series of addressing some of the common concerns and obstacles growers face when it comes to adopting precision ag technology, we come to a close with: Obstacle #4: A Comparison Sometimes it helps to have a side-by-side comparison of precision ag equipment. We know that you need to run the numbers, see what the benefits are, … Read More
Liking Ag Leader at Farm Progress Show
Illinois farmer Mike Behrends found a lot to like at the Ag Leader Technology building during the Farm Progress Show. To start with he likes the company on Facebook. Do you? If not, visit Ag Leader on Facebook. Mike found a lot of things to look at FPS and especially from Ag Leader. Mike is using several products which he … Read More
Precision Ag Training is Key
Ag Leader Technology is continuously helping growers leap over the hurdles when it comes to apprehension about adopting precision ag technology. We’ve covered the cost of the new equipment and tools and whether or not it’s user-friendly, so today, we’re talking with MAPS Manager Terry Panbecker with NEW Cooperative in Fort Dodge, Iowa, about: Obstacle #3: Training & Troubleshooting We … Read More
Ag Leader Technology Active on Facebook
If you want more friends on Facebook all you’ve got to do is ask. That’s what Ag Leader Technology was doing in their new permanent Farm Progress Show building this week. Here’s Lori Costello (left) and Katie Beeler with the t-shirts that are part of the I like Ag Leader Technology promotion. I talked with Katie about how things were … Read More